Media
PDF Files
Read essays and lesson plans complete with full color illustrations!
Click on the title to view the entire chapter.
- Requires Adobe Acrobat.
- Contents
- Folk Arts in Your Classroom: Introductory Information
- Front Range Cultures
- Northern Eastern Colorado Cultures
- Southeastern Coloardo Cultures
- Southern Colorado Cultures
- Western Colorado Cultures
- The Art of Interviewing
- Colcha Embroidery
- Exploring Cowboy Life Through Cowboy Poetry
- Folklore Bingo
- Hmong Cultures
- Introduction to Folklore for Grade 12
- Latino Cultures
- Quilts Across Cultures
- St. Patrick's Day and the Irish
- Take A Trip To A Special Place
- Wheat Weaving
- Resources
Video
Watch a 10-minute video of 7 Colorado folk artists, dancers, musicians.
Click on Just Plain Arts (small). (Large requires longer download time.)
- Requires Apple Quick Time Player.
Sound Tracks
- Requires Windows Media Player or Apple Quick Time Player
A Warning! Be sure to prescreen all soundtracks before presenting them in the classroom. Some stories, songs or poems (particular some of those in Spanish) may not be suitable for children.
A Calling Card For Friendship Volume I
Side A
- Campfires (Poem) track 1
- Medley (Valse, La Pola Breva, Una Cuna) track 2
- Wizard on the Hill track 3
- S.A.V.E.D. track 4
- Sue (Poem) track 5
- Bonnie Mary of Argyle track 6
- Medley (Pigeon on the Gate, The Tap Room) track 7
- Flor De Las Flores track 8
- I'm Sending My Timber Up To Heaven track 9
- He Took My Sight track 10
A Calling Card For Friendship Volume I
Side B
- El Caballo track 1
- The Fall track 2
- Nobody Home (Poem) track 3
- Diablo (Poem) track 4
- La Vasurita track 5
- A Scottish Selection (Medley: My Home, King George V Army, Mrs. Mcloud of Raysay) track 6
- Willie Moore track 7
- No, Not Yet! (Poem) track 8
- Que Recoue track 9
- Moliendo Cafe track 10
A Calling Card For Friendship Volume II
Side A
- A Calling Card for Friendship (Spoken)track 1
- Blackhawk Waltz track 2
- Old Grey Beard A-Shakin' track 3
- Jesus Like a Bridge track 4
- He is Worthy track 5
- Chaesnava track 6
- Dancin' Doll track 7
- Letter from Home (Reading) track 8
- Mot Potica track 9
- El Senoloence track 10
- El Corrido Del Valle de San Luis track 11
- Bala Sinen track 12
- Flag Song track13
A Calling Card For Friendship Volume II
Side B
- Cotton Patch Rag track 1
- Durango's Hornpipe track 2
- Way Out West in Kansas track 3
- Bag Balm (Poem) track 4
- In the Shade of a Tree track 5
- Routt County Song track 6
- Windsor Special track 7
- Porkchops (Some of What You're Sittin' On) track 8
- El Cofrecito track 9
- Do Not Pass Me By track 10
- David track 11
Do Not Pass Me By: A Celebration of Colorado Folklife Volume I
Side A
- Nyle Henderson of Hotchkiss, Colorado track 1
- Bud Bartram of Stoneham, Colorado track 2
- Baxter Black of Brighton, Colorado track 3
- Ellis Skinner of Westminster, Colorado track 4
- Ed Carpenter of Hayden, Colorado track 5
- Ray and Ina Patterson of Woodland Park, Colorado track 6
- H.L. Hayes of Pueblo, Colorado track 7
Do Not Pass Me By: A Celebration of Colorado Folklife Volume I
Side B
- Jenny Baca Koontz and Skelly Garcia of Denver, Colorado track 1
- Lillie and Sally Zadra of Leadville, Colorado track 2
- John Fritzler and Band of Greely, Colorado track 3
- Mary Casey and Pat Flanagan of Denver, Colorado track 4
- The Don Curtis Family of Mesa, Colorado track 5
- Roots and Branches and Gospel Renaissance of Denver, Colorado track 6
Do Not Pass Me By: A Celebration of Colorado Folklife Volume II
Side A
- La Familia Manzanares of San Pablo, Colorado track 1
- Jacklyn Sanchez of Alamosa, Colorado track 2
- Angel Vigil of Denver, Colorado track 3
- Jack Wharley of Denver, Colorado track 4
- Lonnie Wilson of Elizabeth, Colorado track 5
- Bill May of Steamboat Springs, Colorado track 6
- Cynthia Kent of Denver, Colorado track 7
Do Not Pass Me By: A Celebration of Colorado Folklife Volume II
Side B
- Dr. David Shander of Denver, Colorado track 8
- Jim Boilers of Hudson, Colorado track 9
- Nyle Henderson/Baxter Black of Hotchkiss and Brighton, Colorado track 10
- The Spiritual-Aires of Denver, Colorado track 11
- Elder George Boone of Denver, Colorado track 12
- Gospel Renaissance of Denver, Colorado track 13